Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 vs BMW G 310 R [2021]

I was excited when I got an email from Bajaj Motorcycles to test their new motorcycle, the Pulsar RS200, at their Chakan test track. And there were two reasons - the Pulsar RS200 and the Chakan track. Over the last couple of months, we have written quite a few articles on the Pulsar RS200 ranging from it being spied around Pune to its name changing from SS200 to RS200. Honestly, I don’t think we have written so many spy pictures story for any another bike like we have done for the Pulsar RS200. It was the most anticipated motorcycle from Bajaj because it was going to open the doors of the budget fully-faired entry-level performance motorcycles. With India’s ever growing young population, the Pulsar RS200 seems to have attracted lot of interest. We take the Pulsar RS200 for a spin at Bajaj’s test track to find out how far it will take the legacy of the Pulsar brand.

During our road test review, we liked certain things in the bike and disliked a few. Here’s a quick round-up of them all.

To point out the strongest points of the bike, it is powered by a tractable and torquey engine while the handling dynamics only leave you impressed. If you think about it, these are the main qualities that make a motorcycle truly track-worthy. And since BMW was kind enough to lend the new G 310 R for our trackday, we were excited to add it to this year’s line-up.

How much better is the bike now? Have the issues been fixed which had plagued the outgoing model? And, can it outdo the accomplished KTM 390 Duke? We try to answer all these questions in this detailed review of the new BMW G 310 R BS6.